UJUE VILIVYO WASIFU WA YVONNE CHERRYL / MONA LISA (BIOGRAPH)

An award-winning actress and director whose eyes peer directly into the souls of audiences on screen.

From an early age, Yvonne CherryL exhibited a talent and propensity for the arts; while in school, she began her career, appearing in commercials and productions at a stage company

Yvonne began acting in Kenya & Tanzania professionally around the age of 16, though she studied filmmaking at the famous Wilnag Film institute, the prospect of becoming an actress was always her dream.

Her 1998 powerful performance as a young lady struggling to reconcile her life with her multiple lovers, in the acclaimed series "Mambo Hayo" where she got her nickname "Mona Lisa”

The beautiful, Yvonne then resumed acting, appearing in a major role in the stage play Government inspector "2001_ followed by “Zawadi Ya Ushindi" in 2002 before resuming her feature film career".

Yvonne's screen charisma was obvious at herfeature screen debut "Girlfriend." (2002), where she played Tumpale who is forced to turn to her life around after being kicked out by her dad for seducing the maid against theirpro-xtian ideals

“By the time she appeared in Binti Nusa 2 & 3, Yvonne had been singled out by her peers and critics as one of Africa’s brightest stars. YCL”s strong performance in the film only helped to corroborate that sentiment”=====èSidra Smith>Director